Anita Hill Scholarship Offers Five $10,000 Awards to US Law Students

UNITED STATES — Applications are open for the 2026 Anita Hill Scholarship, which will award five US law students $10,000 each.

The scholarship honours Professor Anita Hill’s contribution to public debate about gender, power, workplace harassment and institutional accountability. It was established by a coalition of her former students and is fiscally sponsored by StitchCrew.

Applicants must be at least 18 and enrolled as second- or third-year students at an accredited US law school. They must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale and demonstrate financial need.

The selection criteria also require a commitment to advancing democracy, civil rights and gender equity. That commitment may be reflected through legal study, employment, community work, research or lived experience, but applicants should follow the official form rather than assume which evidence the committee prefers.

Applications close on 22 September 2026. The organisers plan to notify recipients in November and distribute five awards of $10,000.

Recipients must agree to participate in the Anita Hill Scholars community, a recognition marketing strategy and an impact survey. Applicants should read those requirements carefully, particularly if they have privacy or safety concerns related to their work.

A strong application should connect past experience with a credible future direction. General statements about supporting equality are less useful than specific examples of legal research, client service, organising, policy work or institutional change.

Financial-need evidence should be accurate and proportionate. Applicants should not send confidential records outside the secure official process or pay any third party claiming to improve their chance of selection.

The scholarship is limited geographically and academically: it is not open to international law students outside accredited US programmes, first-year students or people who have not yet entered law school.

Applicants should also consider whether receiving the award affects other financial-aid calculations or tax obligations and seek guidance from their university where necessary.

The programme’s wider value lies in connecting legal education with public accountability. Hill’s legacy is not simply that she spoke in a nationally visible proceeding. It is that her testimony changed how institutions and workplaces discussed harassment, credibility and power.

For students already pursuing that work, the scholarship offers material support and a professional community—not merely a symbolic association with a prominent name.

Deadline: 22 September 2026.

Award: Five scholarships of $10,000 each.